Gravel-Bed Rivers: Processes, Tools, Environments

Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Gravel-Bed Rivers: Processes, Tools, Environments

Editor(s): Michael Church, Pascale M. Biron, André G. Roy

Published Online: 17 FEB 2012 02:44AM EST

Print ISBN: 9780470688908

Online ISBN: 9781119952497

DOI: 10.1002/9781119952497

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Gravel-Bed Rivers: Processes, Tools, Environments presents a definitive review of current knowledge of gravel-bed rivers, derived from the 7th International Gravel-bed Rivers Workshop, the 5-yearly meeting of the world's leading authorities in the field.

Each chapter in the book has been specifically commissioned to represent areas in which recent progress has been made in the field. The topics covered also represent a coherent progression through the principal areas of the subject (hydraulics; sediment transport; river morphology; tools and methods; applications of science).

  • Definitive review of the current knowledge of gravel-bed rivers
  • Coverage of both fundamental and applied topics
  • Edited by leading academics with contributions from key researchers
  • Thoroughly edited for quality and consistency to provide coherent and logical progression through the principal areas of the subject.

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xvi)

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      Colour Plates (pages c1–c8)

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      Colour Plates (pages c9–c16)

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      Colour Plates (pages c17–c24)

  5. Secondary Flows in Rivers

    1. Chapter 1

      Secondary Flows in Rivers: Theoretical Framework, Recent Advances, and Current Challenges (pages 1–22)

      Vladimir Nikora and André G. Roy

    2. Chapter 2

      Secondary Flows in Rivers: The Effect of Complex Geometry (pages 23–30)

      Bruce MacVicar

    3. Chapter 3

      Aspects of Secondary Flow in Open Channels: A Critical Literature Review (pages 31–35)

      Athanasios (Thanos) N. Papanicolaou

  6. Sediment Transport

    1. Chapter 4

      Gravel Transport in Granular Perspective (pages 37–55)

      Philippe Frey and Michael Church

    2. Chapter 5

      On Gravel Exchange in Natural Channels (pages 56–67)

      Judith K. Haschenburger

  7. Modelling Morphodynamics

    1. Chapter 6

      Morphodynamics of Bars in Gravel-Bed Rivers: Bridging Analytical Models and Field Observations (pages 69–89)

      Guido Zolezzi, Walter Bertoldi and Marco Tubino

    2. Chapter 7

      Field Observations of Gravel-Bed River Morphodynamics: Perspectives and Critical Issues for Testing of Models (pages 90–95)

      Nicola Surian

    3. Chapter 8

      Morphodynamics of Bars in Gravel-Bed Rivers: Coupling Hydraulic Geometry and Analytical Models (pages 96–100)

      Robert G. Millar

    4. Chapter 9

      Modelling Sediment Transport and Morphodynamics of Gravel-Bed Rivers (pages 101–115)

      Erik Mosselman

    5. Chapter 10

      The Potential of Using High-Resolution Process Models to Inform Parameterizations of Morphodynamic Models (pages 116–122)

      Richard J. Hardy

    6. Chapter 11

      The Importance of Off-Channel Sediment Storage in 1-D Morphodynamic Modelling (pages 123–134)

      J. Wesley Lauer

  8. River Restoration and Regulation

    1. Chapter 12

      Stream Restoration in Gravel-Bed Rivers (pages 135–149)

      Peter R. Wilcock

    2. Chapter 13

      River Restoration: Widening Perspectives (pages 150–159)

      Nicholas J. Clifford

    3. Chapter 14

      Restoring Geomorphic Resilience in Streams (pages 160–164)

      Noah P. Snyder

    4. Chapter 15

      The Geomorphic Response of Gravel-Bed Rivers to Dams: Perspectives and Prospects (pages 165–181)

      Gordon E. Grant

    5. Chapter 16

      Mitigating Downstream Effects of Dams (pages 182–189)

      David Gaeuman

  9. Ecological Aspects of Gravel-Bed Rivers

    1. Chapter 17

      River Geomorphology and Salmonid Habitat: Some Examples Illustrating their Complex Association, from Redd to Riverscape Scales (pages 191–215)

      Michel Lapointe

    2. Chapter 18

      Incorporating Spatial Context into the Analysis of Salmonid–Habitat Relations (pages 216–224)

      Christian E. Torgersen, Colden V. Baxter, Joseph L. Ebersole and Robert E. Gresswell

    3. Chapter 19

      Animals and the Geomorphology of Gravel-Bed Rivers (pages 225–241)

      Stephen P. Rice, Matthew F. Johnson and Ian Reid

    4. Chapter 20

      Geomorphology and Gravel-Bed River Ecosystem Services: Workshop Outcomes (pages 242–257)

      Normand Bergeron and Joanna Eyquem

  10. Tools for Study

    1. Chapter 21

      Remote Sensing of the Hydraulic Environment in Gravel-Bed Rivers (pages 259–285)

      W. Andrew Marcus

    2. Chapter 22

      LiDAR and ADCP Use in Gravel-Bed Rivers: Advances Since GBR6 (pages 286–302)

      David J. Milan and George L. Heritage

    3. Chapter 23

      Remotely Sensed Topographic Change in Gravel Riverbeds with Flowing Channels (pages 303–314)

      D. Murray Hicks

    4. Chapter 24

      Modern Digital Instruments and Techniques for Hydrodynamic and Morphologic Characterization of River Channels (pages 315–341)

      Marian Muste, Dongsu Kim and Venkatesh Merwade

    5. Chapter 25

      Mapping Water and Sediment Flux Distributions in Gravel-Bed Rivers Using ADCPs (pages 342–350)

      Colin D. Rennie

  11. Steep Channels

    1. Chapter 26

      Recent Advances in the Dynamics of Steep Channels (pages 351–377)

      Francesco Comiti and Luca Mao

    2. Chapter 27

      Examining Individual Step Stability within Step-Pool Sequences (pages 378–385)

      Joanna Crowe Curran

    3. Chapter 28

      Alluvial Steep Channels: Flow Resistance, Bedload Transport Prediction, and Transition to Debris Flows (pages 386–397)

      Dieter Rickenmann

  12. Semi-Alluvial Channels

    1. Chapter 29

      Semi-Alluvial Channels and Sediment-Flux-Driven Bedrock Erosion (pages 399–418)

      Jens M. Turowski

    2. Chapter 30

      Transport Capacity, Bedrock Exposure, and Process Domains (pages 419–423)

      Thomas E. Lisle

    3. Chapter 31

      Nomenclature, Complexity, Semi-Alluvial Channels and Sediment-Flux-Driven Bedrock Erosion (pages 424–431)

      Lyubov V. Meshkova, Paul A. Carling and Thomas Buffin-Bélanger

  13. River Channel Change

    1. Chapter 32

      Changes in Channel Morphology Over Human Time Scales (pages 433–463)

      John M. Buffington

    2. Chapter 33

      Channel Response and Recovery to Changes in Sediment Supply (pages 464–473)

      Marwan A. Hassan and André E. Zimmermann

    3. Chapter 34

      Alluvial Landscape Evolution: What Do We Know About Metamorphosis of Gravel-Bed Meandering and Braided Streams? (pages 474–501)

      François Métivier and Laurie Barrier

    4. Chapter 35

      Differences in Sediment Supply to Braided and Single-Thread River Channels: What Do the Data Tell Us? (pages 502–511)

      John Pitlick, Erich R. Mueller and Catalina Segura

    5. Chapter 36

      Can We Link Cause and Effect in Landscape Evolution? (pages 512–522)

      Thomas J. Coulthard and Marco J. Van De Wiel

  14. Ice in Gravel-Bed Rivers

    1. Chapter 37

      River-Ice Effects on Gravel-Bed Channels (pages 523–540)

      Robert Ettema and Edward W. Kempema

    2. Chapter 38

      Is There a Northern Signature on Fluvial Form? (pages 541–545)

      James P. McNamara

    3. Chapter 39

      Long-Term and Large-Scale River-Ice Processes in Cold-Region Watersheds (pages 546–554)

      Etienne Boucher, Yves Bégin, Dominique Arseneault and Taha B. M. J. Ouarda

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      Index (pages 555–563)

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